"Crash & Release": Underpass Fails to Yield to Too-high Truck...Again, in Bakırköy

türkçe links to original Turkish article

(Hürriyet Newspaper, 28 August 2024)

         Ouch...for the 12th time. We (don't) learn by doing.

Yesterday in Istanbul's Bakırköy district at about 1130 hours, a TIR 

(tractor-trailer) being driven by Şenol M. was heading towards Florya

but hit the ceiling of the shore road's underpass in front of the Air 

Force War College (!).   The impact caused the TIR to fall partially

on top of a city bus driven by Zeynel G. heading from Eminönü to 

Halkalı, and to hit a car driven by Tamer S.  TIR's higher than 4 meters

are forbidden to enter the underpass.  

Of course, traffic on the westbound lanes of the shore road was

paralyzed by the accident.  TIR driver Şenol M. and bus passengers

İbrahim T., Beyhan T., Eda T., Bilge S. and Duygu S. were injured

in the crash.  Over the course of three hours, teams worked to remove

the bus and the TIR with a winch, allowing the road to be reopened

to traffic. 

Driver Şenol M. explaining how it happened...